Monday, September 30, 2013

Aysel Manafova (21), the winner of Miss Azerbaijan 2012, was appointed to represent Azerbaijan in Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia on November 9 marking the debut of the nation in the international pageant.

BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais - Jakelyne de OliveiraSilva (20, 1.78m, Rondonópolis) was crowned Miss Brasil 2013 at the Minascentro in Belo Horizonte on September 28. She will represent Brazil in Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia on November 9. Janaína Barcelos was the first runner-up and Priscila Santiago was the second runner-up.

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Betty Boniphace (20) was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2013 at the National Museum Auditorium in Dar es Salaam on September 27. She will represent Tanzania in Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia on November 9. Clara Noor was the first runner-up and Aziza Victoria was the second runner-up.

SHANGHAI, China - Kim Ye Jin (25, 1.78m, Shijiazhuang) was crowned Miss Universe China 2013 at the Jing An Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai on September 28. She will represent China in Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia on November 9. Lillian Liu and Alano Wang finished in second and third place, respectively.

ANTIGUO CUSCATLÁN, El Salvador - Iduvina Rivas was crowned Miss International El Salvador 2013 at the conclusion of the Reinado de El Salvador pageant held at the Auditorium Fepade in Antiguo Cuscatlán on September 28. She will represent El Salvador in Miss International 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on December 17.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia - Megan Lynne Young (23; 1.70m; Ologapo, PHILIPPINES) was crowned Miss World 2013 at the conclusion of the 63rd Miss World finals held at the Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on September 28. Marine Lorphelin (France) was the first runner-up and Carranzer Naa Okailey Shooter (Ghana) was the second runner-up. Sancler Frantz Könzen (Brazil), Maroua Mawa Kharbouch (Gibraltar) and Elena Ibarbia Jiménez (Spain) completed the top six. Gibraltar advanced to the top six via the Miss World People's Choice popular vote and not via the judging panel.

In the pre-judging portion or preliminary competition held before the finals, the contestants from France, Ghana and Jamaica tied in first place with 183 points. Philippines finished second with 181 points; Brazil third with 178 points; England fourth with 177 points; Indonesia fifth with 172 points; Australia and Spain tied in sixth place with 171 points; Ireland and Puerto Rico tied in seventh place with 170 points; Hong Kong finished eighth with 169 points; Dominican Republic finished ninth 168 points; Canada finished tenth with 167 point; Belarus, India, Nicaragua, Peru and South Africa tied in eleventh place with 166 points; and Netherlands finished in twelve place with 165 points.

127 nations competed for the crown. The highest turn out in the history of the international pageant. Cameroon, Kosovo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Uzbekistan were the debuting nations. The returning nations were Haiti (1975), Dominica (1978), Tunisia (1978),
Samoa (1988), British Virgin Islands (2001), Switzerland (2005), Taiwan
(2008), Lesotho (2010), Zambia (2010), Ghana (2011), Kyrgyzstan (2011),
Moldova (2011), Namibia (2011) and Romania (2011). The nations that competed in 2012 but not in 2013 were Bonaire, Israel, Macau, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Uruguay and Zimbabwe. Cristina Spencer Lopes (Cape Verde), Rachel de la Fuente (Suriname) and Mercedes Bissio del Puerto (Uruguay) did not show up in Indonesia.

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